What he said:
Ireland’s Trent Johnston tweets to Graeme Smith, on hearing about the South African captain’s engagement
Congrats on the good news @GraemeSmith49. We r looking for an opener here in Dublin – Unfortunately we can’t offer you any 50 over cricket! 
What he definitely didn’t :
“We have our own version of the IPL here”
What he said:
Gautam Gambhir credits Gary Kirsten for the confidence with which he batted in the World Cup final
I feel I can smash the wall with my head.
What he definitely didn’t:
“I am going to smash the wall with my head.”
What he said:
Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years. It is time we carried him on our shoulders.
What he definitely didn’t:
“We’re gonna carry him instead of the World Cup.”
What he said:
MS Dhoni thinks it best to leave Sreesanth to his own devices and hope for the best
The only person who can control Sreesanth is Sreesanth. It is beyond my control and I don’t think too much about.
What he definitely didn’t:
“I’ve lost Sreesanth’s remote control.”
What he said:
MS Dhoni metaphorically implies that the success of India’s World Cup campaign hinges on the result of the final
Till the full stop doesn’t come the sentence is not complete.
What he definitely didn’t:
“Damn! All those English grammar classes and now I’m making analogies with them.”
What he said:
Mickey Arthur admits the pressure is piling up on South Africa to break their World Cup jinx
The monkey’s almost become a gorilla now and until we win an ICC event it’s always going to be there I’m afraid.
What he definitely didn’t:
“We need more than tranquilisers to tackle this gorilla.”
What he said:
Yuvraj Singh on five minutes of brainless running which ended in Gautam Gambhir’s run-out in the World Cup quarter-final against Australia
I told Gautam, I am not Virender Sehwag, I can’t run like that.
What he definitely didn’t:
“I still haven’t got used to running between wickets. No wonder, I’m throwing up.”
What he said:
Ricky Ponting says the current Australian side are not the sledgers of old
Maybe we’ve just learned to keep our mouths closed a bit more.
What he definitely didn’t:
“What do we have to sledge about? Is there a World Cup for sledging? I’m confused. I just learnt that sledging didn’t win us the three previous Cups.”
What they said:
Paul Collingwood’s daughters made it pretty clear how they would have liked the England-West Indies clash to pan out
We hope you lose tomorrow, daddy. Then you can come home.
What they definitely didn’t:
“Throw the match, daddy!”
All quotes courtesy CricInfo’s Quote Unquote.
Quote of the day:
Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity. – Frank Leahy
Make Time For Sports. 
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